Berean Study Bible | King James Bible |
1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty. | 1Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. |
2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent, | 2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: |
3laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind. | 3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: |
4He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. | 4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: |
5He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved. | 5Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. |
6You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. | 6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. |
7At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— | 7At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. |
8the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— | 8They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. |
9You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth. | 9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. |
10He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains. | 10He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. |
11They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. | 11They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. |
12The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches. | 12By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. |
13He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. | 13He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. |
14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: | 14He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; |
15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart. | 15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. |
16The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted, | 16The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; |
17where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses. | 17Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. |
18The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers. | 18The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies. |
19He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set. | 19He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. |
20You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl. | 20Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. |
21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. | 21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. |
22The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens. | 22The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. |
23Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening. | 23Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. |
24How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. | 24O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. |
25Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small. | 25So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. |
26There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there. | 26There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. |
27All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season. | 27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. |
28When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things. | 28That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. |
29When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust. | 29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. |
30When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth. | 30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth. |
31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works. | 31The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. |
32He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder. | 32He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. |
33I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. | 33I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. |
34May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD. | 34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. |
35May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah! | 35Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. |
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